6 staffers injured as blaze erupts at restaurant in Connaught Place in Delhi

The victims, all staffers employed at the restaurant were cleaning and setting up the eatery ahead of its opening, with three sustaining burns covering more than 70% of their bodies. Police and fire officials said the blaze was contained to only a section of the restaurant.

Firefighters said the restaurant’s front seating area was intact, but the kitchen was severely damaged.

Delhi Fire Services (DFS) chief Atul Garg said a call about the fire at Bikkgane Biryani in P Block was received at 11.55am. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot, but by the time they arrived, the victims had already been shifted to RML Hospital, he said.